Field photograph·C00423·1927–28

Tomb 420 at Lapithos Kastros, tomb chamber with stones during excavation

Narrow excavated cutting at Lapithos Kastros, Tomb 420, with a heap of stones at its base — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–28. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00423. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow cutting with steep earth walls runs up the middle of the picture, the sides dark soil with paler clay bands. At the back, a heap of stones fills the lower part of the cut, with larger flat stones in front and loose soil at the base.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 420 at Lapithos Kastros: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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